2004-2005 Academic Catalog

96 Engineering School of Engineering, Nursing, and Science assembly language programming, memory hierarchies, peripheral device interfacing, interrupts, and microcomputer design. Two lecture hours and one two-hour laboratory per week; design project required. Prerequisite: EGCP-1010 Digital Logic Design . (Fee: $100) EGCP-3010AdvancedDigital LogicDesign– Fa 3 hours Advanced treatment of digital logical design techniques and practices with emphasis on rapid electronic prototyping and effective use of advanced computer-aided design tools; schematic, textual, and VHDL design entry; arithmetic circuits, advanced finite-state machines, and advanced controller implementations. Three lecture hours and one two-hour laboratory per week; multiple projects and laboratory experiences including a class design contest usually involving a robot. Prerequisites: EGCP-1010 Digital Logic Design; CS-1210 C++ Programming; junior status or permission of instructor. (Fee: $100) EGCP-3210 Computer Architecture– Sp 3 hours Introduction to computer architecture with an emphasis on hardware, RISC vs. CISC, pipeline and vector processing, I/O, and memory hierarchy including caches. Students design and construct a small microprocessor using a logic simulator and then write an assembler for their processor. Prerequisites: EGCP-2110 Microprocessors; CS-1210 C++ Programming. EGCP-3510SoftwareEngineering– Fa 3 hours Discussion of the engineering process as it applies to software development, life-cycle analysis and modeling, software metrics and management tools, project cost and size estimation, system requirement analysis, software design paradigms, and software testing and verification. Prerequisites: CS-3410 Algorithms; CS-3310 Operating Systems. EGCP-3920ComputerEngineering Internship 1-3 hours An opportunity for a computer engineering student to work closely with an industrial advisor. Specific attention is given to solving a particular problem(s) in that industry or firm. A faculty advisor assists in supervising and approving the internship, including assessing the number of credit hours. A final report (approximately seven pages per credit hour) describing the experience, including the problem and solution, is required. Must be arranged with a faculty sponsor and work supervisor before starting and cannot be used to satisfy elective credit requirements. Prerequisites: junior or senior engineering major status; faculty advisor’s permission. EGCP-3950Topics inComputer Engineering 1-3 hours Selected topics in computer engineering at the 3000-level that will complement or extend existing 2000- and 3000-level courses or expose students to topics not taught in other courses; may be proposed by the engineering faculty or students. Prerequisite: instructor’s permission. EGCP-3980 1-3 hours Independent Study inComputer Engineering Opportunity to perform independent study or research in computer engineering and allied fields of application. A formal proposal for study must be approved by the faculty advisor before registering for this course. Up to three credit hours of engineering electives can be satisfied by an equivalent number of independent-study hours. Prerequisites: junior or senior engineering major status; faculty advisor’s permission. EGCP-3990 1-3 hours Project Design inComputer Engineering An elective course for students to get academic credit for extracurricular design work in computer engineering; project may be related to a design competition, ministry, industry, or personal interest. Cannot be used to satisfy engineering elective requirements. Prerequisite: instructor’s permission. EGCP-4210 Advanced Computer Architecture –Fa 3 hours Advanced study of computer architecture with an emphasis on performance, performance metrics, benchmarks, integer and floating point concepts, data-path and control, super-scalar processing and pipelining, memory hierarchy, I/O and peripherals, vector, array and parallel processors, and multiprocessors. Prerequisites: EGCP-3010 Advanced Digital Logic Design; EGCP-3210 Computer Architecture. EGCP-4810 4 hours Computer Engineering Senior Design I –Fa Design and development of electronic products to meet specific requirements. Introduction to computer system design, power supply design, hardware-software co-design, software engineering, system performance trade-offs, electronic design tools, prototype methods, estimating and managing time and cost constraints, and project management. Student teams prepare a project proposal, design and prototype a microprocessor-based system or sub-system, use computerized design tools, submit weekly progress reports, and conduct design reviews. Three lecture hours and one two-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: senior status in computer engineering. Corequisite: EGCP-4210 Advanced Computer Architecture. (Fee: $100) EGCP-4820 4 hours Computer EngineeringSenior Design II –Sp Continuation of EGCP-4810 Computer Engineering Senior Design I. Student teams will complete their capstone project, submit weekly progress reports, prepare a formal final report, and make a formal design review presentation. Prerequisite: EGCP-4810 Computer Engineering Senior Design I. (Fee: $100) Clinching the Aerodesign West Competition in 2003, brothers Brian and Nathan Foote found themselves the proud owners of the first-place trophy. Made from carbon fiber composite materials, their unique 5.25-lb plane lifted 23 pounds of cargo. They also received the best technical report award.